Labor
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Loop Neighborhood Market hires new fresh food director
Brandon Frampton, who was recently Mountain Express’ president, has also held foodservice roles with TXB and Pilot Company.
By Jessica Loder • June 14, 2024 -
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Ruiz Food Products to close California plant
The frozen food manufacturer, which makes the roller grill staple Tornados, will lay off 215 workers at its Tulare plant starting Aug. 30.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 12, 2024 -
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Love’s rolls out free education perks for workers
The “Fuel Your Growth” program offers degree programs, certifications and more.
By Jessica Loder • June 4, 2024 -
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Leo’s taps MAPCO director as new VP of retail
After 17 years at the Tennessee-based retailer, Damian Wyatt joins the four-site Indiana-based convenience store chain.
By Jessica Loder • May 31, 2024 -
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DOL overtime expansion ‘unlawful,’ business groups argue
NACS joined the National Retail Federation and others in saying the rule expansion violates the Fair Labor Standards Act and Administrative Procedure Act.
By Caroline Colvin • May 30, 2024 -
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Weigel’s builds employee rewards program
Workers can earn rewards, access discounts and receive freebies from vendors through the MyWeigel’s Employee app.
By Jessica Loder • May 21, 2024 -
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Pilot names new head of technology
Andy Lupo’s promotion is the latest in a long series of executive changes for the travel center company in the past year.
By Jessica Loder • May 16, 2024 -
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Department of Labor will raise overtime salary threshold to $44K in July, $59K next year
The final rule expands overtime pay eligibility to millions of U.S. workers, the department said.
By Ryan Golden • April 23, 2024 -
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Sheetz unlawfully rejected indigenous, Black candidates due to criminal records, EEOC alleges
The job applicants experienced a "significant disparate impact" from Sheetz' criminal justice history probe, the agency argued.
By Caroline Colvin • April 19, 2024 -
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Casey’s launches new hiring and retention strategy
The program will feature internal job fairs that focus on helping Casey’s team members learn more about creating their ideal career path at the company.
By Brett Dworski • March 13, 2024 -
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Anheuser-Busch avoids strike in deal with union
Though tentative, the agreement would include wage increases and improved benefits to the 5,000 manufacturing workers represented by the Teamsters.
By Chris Casey • March 4, 2024 -
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Game on: Why video and interactive employee training is surging
Digital training can help retailers keep workers engaged, improve information retention and see where their efforts are falling short, experts say.
By Amanda Baltazar • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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The pay problem: wages remain c-stores’ biggest labor barrier
Nearly half of c-store workers under management level who left their jobs last year did so because of insufficient pay, while safety concerns keep many others from applying at all, according to a NACS report.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Ladarnas9 trends that will shape the c-store industry in 2024
As convenience retailers consider new layouts, flavors and technology, the ability to be efficient with operations will be key, experts say.
By Ladarnas Dive Staff • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Rutter’s targets employee retention with $18 minimum wage
The pay raise is the company’s eighth in the past four years as c-stores continue to battle labor woes.
By Jessica Loder • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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How well did our predictions for 2023 fare? Here are our honest grades.
Heading into 2023, we thought retail media, digital loyalty, EV charging and a few other topics would dominate the industry. We were right about some — and way off about one.
By Brett Dworski • Dec. 18, 2023 -
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3 c-stores earn high marks for customer service
Buc-ee’s, Kwik Trip and QuikTrip all placed in the top 20 of the inaugural ranking from Forbes and consumer insights company HundredX.
By Jessica Loder • Nov. 30, 2023 -
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The Wills Group names executive vice president of convenience retailing
Mark Samuels has spent more than 20 years with the Dash In parent company, and will shepherd it through the next stage of its growth plans.
By Jessica Loder • Oct. 11, 2023 -
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Walgreens names ex-Cigna exec Tim Wentworth CEO
Wentworth, who will become Walgreens CEO effective Oct. 23, is the former CEO of Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager acquired by Cigna in 2018.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 11, 2023 -
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Love’s acquires trucker services company
With this deal, the travel stop chain adds legal services to its array of amenities for professional drivers that includes parking, showers and maintenance.
By Jessica Loder • Oct. 5, 2023 -
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Grabango lays off employees across several departments
The frictionless checkout provider declined to specify the number of impacted team members, though multiple LinkedIn posts indicate cuts hit 40% of the company.
By Brett Dworski • Sept. 14, 2023 -
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Grubhub pilots on-demand delivery for self-delivery restaurants
Operators that use in-house delivery can request a Grubhub driver for $5 per order whenever needed.
By Julie Littman • Sept. 8, 2023 -
How Sheetz’s Store Team Helper program is helping people with disabilities get jobs
The initiative, which is still in its pilot phase, has already helped 20 people find employment at Sheetz stores in Pennsylvania’s Blair and York counties.
By Jessica Loder • Aug. 3, 2023 -
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Casey’s names president and CEO as board chair
Darren Rebelez took over board leadership June 2. Board member Judy A. Schmeling was also elected to the role of lead independent director.
By Jessica Loder • June 7, 2023 -
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What c-store retailers need to watch in labor law changes
Rules about overtime-exempt workers and how to determine if someone is an employee or independent contractor may soon shift, legal experts said during a recent NACS presentation.
By Jessica Loder • May 23, 2023
